James Cartwright

About James Cartwright

From 2007 until 2011, this United States Marine Corps general, who received four Defense Distinguished Service Medals, served as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. From 2004 to 2007, he was the Commander of the United States Strategic Command.

James Edward "Hoss" Cartwright is a retired four-star Marine Lieutenant General who served as the eighth vice president of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from August 31, 2007 to August 3, 2007. 2011. Previously he served as Commander, Secretary of Strategy, United States. Commander from September 1, 2004 to August 10, 2007, and is Acting Commander, US Strategic Command from July 9, 2004 to September 1, 2004. He retired from the Marines on August 3, 2011, after almost 40 years of service. Cartwright was charged with providing confidential information published in David Sanger's book Confrontation and Anonymous. During the investigation, Cartwright agreed to be interviewed by the FBI without the presence of a lawyer. He was indicted for lying to the FBI about the time and place of his meetings with Sanger. Cartwright has never been charged with disclosing classified information; Sanger asserted that Cartwright did not provide him with any classified documents.

Born	September 22, 1949, Rockford, Illinois, United States
Years of service	1971–2011
Allegiance	United States
Nickname(s)	"Hoss"
Commands held	Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (2007–11), United States Strategic Command (2004–07), 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (2000–02), Marine Aircraft Group 31 (1994–96), Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 (1992)
Rank	General
Battles/wars	War on Terror
Service/branch	United States Marine Corps

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Trivia

He retired from the U.S. Marine Corps in 2011, having served his selected branch of the military for nearly four decades.

James Cartwright before fame

He entered the US Marine Corps as a second lieutenant after graduating from the University of Iowa and went on to train as a Naval Aviator and Naval Flight Officer. He continued his education at the Naval War College in Rhode Island, where he earned a master's degree in strategy and national security.

Achievement of James Cartwright

After nearly four decades of service in his chosen branch of the military, he retired from the United States Marine Corps in 2011.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

James Cartwright family life

Cartwright grew up in Rockford, Illinois, and was known as"Hoss".

Associations of James Cartwright

When the US Justice Department investigated Cartwright for a probable secret information leak, his counsel, former White House attorney Greg Craig, refused to comment on the issue.

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